Understanding drivers of human-leopard conflicts in the Indian Himalayan region: spatio-temporal patterns of conflicts and perception of local communities towards …

D Naha, S Sathyakumar, GS Rawat - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Human killing is the decisive and most critical expression of human-leopard conflict and
needs to be addressed sensitively to maintain local support for leopard conservation in …

Landscape predictors of human–leopard conflicts within multi-use areas of the Himalayan region

D Naha, SK Dash, A Chettri, P Chaudhary, G Sonker… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Conflict with humans is a significant source of mortality for large carnivores globally. With
rapid loss of forest cover and anthropogenic impacts on their habitats, large carnivores are …

Dependence of the leopard Panthera pardus fusca in Jaipur, India, on domestic animals

S Kumbhojkar, R Yosef, JZ Kosicki, PK Kwiatkowska… - Oryx, 2021 - cambridge.org
The ecology and predator–prey dynamics of large felids in the tropics have largely been
studied in natural systems where wild ungulates constitute the majority of the prey base …

Temporal activity patterns of North China leopards and their prey in response to moonlight and habitat factors

M Zaman, NJ Roberts, M Zhu, K Vitekere… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The nocturnal activities of predators and prey are influenced by several factors, including
physiological adaptations, habitat quality and, we suspect, corresponds to changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Looking beyond protected areas: Identifying conservation compatible landscapes in agro-forest mosaics in north-eastern India

A Kshettry, S Vaidyanathan, R Sukumar… - Global ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Small-sized protected areas face increasing pressures from developmental activities and
are often rendered inadequate and isolated to conserve wide-ranging species. However, in …

[HTML][HTML] Human coexistence with leopards and elephants: Losses and co** strategies in an Indian tiger reserve

P Datta, B Behera, T Sonobe, S Chand - Trees, Forests and People, 2024 - Elsevier
Conflicts between humans and wildlife, particularly involving common leopards (Panthera
pardus) and Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in the Himalayan region, pose significant …

Leopards in the city: the tale of sanjay Gandhi national park and tungareshwar wildlife sanctuary, two protected areas in and adjacent to Mumbai, India

NS Surve, S Sathyakumar, K Sankar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies in the last decade have recorded obligate carnivores adapting to human
dominated landscapes. Leopards, amongst other large carnivores, are highly adaptable and …

Movement behavior of a solitary large carnivore within a hotspot of human-wildlife conflicts in India

D Naha, SK Dash, C Kupferman, JC Beasley… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
With a rise in human induced changes to natural habitats, large predators are forced to
share space and resources with people to coexist within multiple-use landscapes. Within …

The balancing act: maintaining leopard-wild prey equilibrium could offer economic benefits to people in a shared forest landscape of central India

M Puri, A Srivathsa, KK Karanth, I Patel, NS Kumar - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Human-felid interactions impose financial burden on people through livestock loss, and on
wildlife managers and conservationists through investments in conflict resolution measures …

Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) attack occurrence on humans in Nepal

S Poudel, JP Twining, RC Stedman… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The negative impact of large carnivore presence in human‐dominated landscapes
manifests as livestock depredation and in extreme cases as attacks on humans. In the case …